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Mercouri G. Kanatzidis

Professor of Chemistry

Northwestern UniversityUSPhysics

Mercouri G. Kanatzidis is a Professor of Chemistry at Northwestern University with a background that includes a B.S. from Aristotle University of Thessaloniki obtained in 1979 and a Ph.D. from the University of Iowa...

Materials scienceChemistryCrystallographyCondensed matter physics
205
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203.7K
citations
2.8K
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Menachem Elimelech

Nancy and Clint Carlson Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering Nancy and Clint Carlson Professor, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Member, NAE, CAE, ATSE

Rice UniversityUSChemical and Biomolecular Engineering

Menachem Elimelech is the Nancy and Clint Carlson Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Rice University. His research focuses on the water-energy nexus, specifically membrane-based...

ChemistryChemical engineeringMaterials scienceNanotechnology
209
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150.7K
citations
761
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Yi Cui

Fortinet Founders Professor

Stanford UniversityUSEnergy Resources Engineering

Yi Cui is the Fortinet Founders Professor and a faculty member at Stanford University, holding positions in Materials Science and Engineering, Energy Science and Engineering, and Chemistry by courtesy. His research...

Materials scienceNanotechnologyChemical engineeringChemistry
287
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304.7K
citations
1.3K
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Omar Farha

Charles E. and Emma H. Morrison Professorship in Chemistry and (by courtesy) Chemical and Biological Engineering

Northwestern UniversityUSChemical and Biological Engineering

Omar Farha is the Charles E. and Emma H. Morrison Professorship in Chemistry and also holds a courtesy appointment in Chemical and Biological Engineering at Northwestern University. His research focuses on solving...

ChemistryMaterials scienceCrystallographyNanotechnology
184
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132.5K
citations
1.1K
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Chad Mirkin

George B. Rathmann Professor of Chemistry, Materials Science and Engineering, and (by courtesy) Chemical and Biological Engineering and Biomedical Engineering

Northwestern UniversityUSChemical and Biological Engineering

Chad Mirkin is the George B. Rathmann Professor of Chemistry, Materials Science and Engineering, and (by courtesy) Chemical and Biological Engineering and Biomedical Engineering at Northwestern University. He is also...

Materials scienceNanotechnologyChemistryCrystallography
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167.2K
citations
1.5K
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Liangbing Hu

Carol and Douglas Melamed Professor

Yale UniversityUSMaterials Science

Liangbing Hu is the Carol and Douglas Melamed Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering & Materials Science at Yale University. His research focuses on wood nanoscience and nanotechnologies, including engineered...

Materials scienceNanotechnologyChemical engineeringComposite material
172
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106.2K
citations
662
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George Schatz

Professor of Chemistry and (by courtesy) Chemical and Biological Engineering

Northwestern UniversityUSChemical and Biological Engineering

George Schatz is a Professor of Chemistry and (by courtesy) Chemical and Biological Engineering at Northwestern University. He holds a BS from Clarkson University and a PhD from the California Institute of Technology....

ChemistryMaterials scienceNanotechnologyAtomic physics
157
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129.2K
citations
1.6K
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Tobin J. Marks

Vladimir N. Ipatieff Professor of Catalytic Chemistry and Chemical and Biological Engineering and (by courtesy) Materials Science and Engineering

Northwestern UniversityUSChemical Engineering

Tobin J. Marks is the Vladimir N. Ipatieff Professor of Catalytic Chemistry and Chemical and Biological Engineering at Northwestern University, with a courtesy appointment in Materials Science and Engineering. His...

ChemistryMaterials scienceOptoelectronicsNanotechnology
176
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140.1K
citations
1.9K
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Joseph Berry

Associate Professor • Senior Fellow - RASEI • Senior Research Fellow - NREL

University of Colorado BoulderUSPhysics
Materials scienceOptoelectronicsNanotechnologyChemical engineering
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29.2K
citations
376
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Juan de Pablo

Liew Family Professor of Molecular Engineering

University of ChicagoUSPhysics, Molecular Engineering & Chemical Physics
Materials scienceHumanitiesChemistryChemical physics
116
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58.5K
citations
3.2K
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Donald R. Blake

Distinguished Professor

University of California, IrvineUSChemistry

Donald R. Blake is a Distinguished Professor at the University of California, Irvine, within the Department of Chemistry. His research interests focus on analytical atmospheric and environmental chemistry. He is...

Environmental scienceAtmospheric sciencesClimatologyChemistry
144
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77.8K
citations
1.3K
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Naomi J. Halas

University Professor and Stanley C. Moore Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering Member, Ken Kennedy Institute

Rice UniversityUSMaterials Science and NanoEngineering

Naomi J. Halas is the Stanley C. Moore Professor in Electrical & Computer Engineering and also holds professorships in Biomedical Engineering, Chemistry, Physics & Astronomy. She is the Director of the Laboratory for...

Materials scienceNanotechnologyOptoelectronicsOptics
173
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122.2K
citations
640
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Elizabeth Borer

Ecology, Evolution and Behavior

University of MinnesotaUSEntomology
EcologyBiologyEnvironmental scienceAgronomy
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20.3K
citations
265
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Rachel Klevit

WRF Endowed Chair in Biochemistry

University of WashingtonUSBioengineering

Rachel Klevit holds the WRF Endowed Chair in Biochemistry at the University of Washington. Her research focuses on biochemistry, with particular emphasis on understanding the molecular mechanisms underlying biological...

ChemistryBiologyBiochemistryCell biology
73
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18.9K
citations
283
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Christopher R McCurdy

Professor And The Frank A. Duckworth Eminent Scholar Chair; Associate Dean for Faculty Development; Director Of The UF Translational Drug Development Core

University of FloridaUSMedicinal Chemistry

Christopher R. McCurdy, Ph.D., FAAPS, is a broadly trained medicinal chemist, behavioral pharmacologist, and pharmacist whose research focuses on the design, synthesis, and development of drugs to treat pain and drug...

ChemistryPharmacologyMedicineStereochemistry
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7.5K
citations
342
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Matthew Vander Heiden

Professor

Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyUSBiology

Matthew Vander Heiden is the Lester Wolfe Professor of Molecular Biology and the Director of the Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research at MIT. His research focuses on the role that cell metabolism plays in...

BiologyCancer researchCell biologyBiochemistry
175
h-index
162.2K
citations
930
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Pulickel Ajayan

Benjamin M. and Mary Greenwood Anderson Professor of Engineering

Rice UniversityUSChemical and Biomolecular Engineering

Dr. Pulickel Ajayan is the leader of the Ajayan Research Group at Rice University, which focuses on advanced nanomaterials with applications in alternative energy, multifunctional nanocomposites, and electronics/sensor...

Materials scienceNanotechnologyChemical engineeringOptoelectronics
204
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165.4K
citations
1.5K
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Brian M. Hoffman

Electron-nuclear double resonance (ENDOR) of metalloenzymes

Northwestern UniversityUSInterdisciplinary Biological Sciences

Brian M. Hoffman is a professor in the Interdisciplinary Biological Sciences Graduate Program at Northwestern University. He holds a PhD from the California Institute of Technology. His research focuses on determining...

ChemistryCrystallographyStereochemistryPhotochemistry
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57.7K
citations
1.1K
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David Thomas

William F. Dietrich Professor

University of MinnesotaUSBiochemistry, Molecular Biology, and Biophysics

David Thomas, PhD, is the William F. Dietrich Professor at the University of Minnesota Medical School. His laboratory studies fundamental molecular motions and interactions responsible for cellular movement, with the...

ChemistryBiophysicsBiochemistryCell biology
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22K
citations
888
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Monica Olvera de la Cruz

Lawyer Taylor Professor of Materials Science and Engineering, Chemistry and (by courtesy) Chemical and Biological Engineering, Physics and Astronomy

Northwestern UniversityUSChemical and Biological Engineering

Monica Olvera de la Cruz is the Lawyer Taylor Professor of Materials Science and Engineering, Chemistry, and (by courtesy) Chemical and Biological Engineering, Physics and Astronomy at Northwestern University. She...

Materials scienceChemical physicsChemistryNanotechnology
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h-index
19.1K
citations
735
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